A Facebook alternative for people who want their friends back
Facebook stopped feeling like a place for friends a long time ago. The feed is engineered to keep you scrolling past strangers, brands, and clips you never asked to see. Ginza is built the other way around: a small, friend-first social network with no algorithm deciding what you should care about.
If you have been looking for a Facebook alternative that values your attention instead of farming it, you are in the right place.
What makes Ginza different from Facebook
Ginza is a nostalgic, 2004-inspired network that strips away everything Facebook added after it stopped being about people. Your profile, your friends, their messages. Nothing else competes for your screen.
- No algorithmic feed · posts appear in chronological order
- No advertising · the product is the product, not your attention
- No tracking pixels off-site · we do not follow you around the web
- No infinite scroll · pages have an end so you can leave
- Friends-only by default · you choose who sees what
- Open communities like the original Orkut · small, topical, human
Built for trusted-friend networks, not reach
On Ginza you do not build an audience. You rebuild a circle. Friendships are mutual. Scraps are personal notes left on a profile, not broadcasts. Testimonials are written about you by people who actually know you.
If you remember the feeling of logging in and finding three handwritten messages waiting from real friends, that is what Ginza is for.
Who Ginza is for
People who deleted Facebook and still miss talking to a few specific people. Former Orkut users who never found a replacement that felt right. Anyone tired of being the product on a free platform.
FAQ
Is Ginza really free?
Yes. No paid tiers, no ads, no upsells. Ginza is built by Kraftwire and runs on a small infrastructure footprint.
Can I import my Facebook friends?
Not directly. Facebook does not allow that. You can invite people by sharing your Ginza link, and import contacts via referral codes.
Is Ginza decentralised like Mastodon?
No. Ginza is a single, centrally moderated community. That keeps it simple to use and easy to keep healthy, at the cost of federation.
How does Ginza make money?
Right now it does not. It is run by Kraftwire as a long-running project, not a startup chasing investors.
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